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Die legendären Krieger Japans und ihre geschätzten Schwerter
Die Schwertkultur der großen Festungen Japans
Legendäre Klingen, die Geschichte schrieben
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Hōjō Tokimune
The Young Regent Who Repelled the Mongol Invasions
## The Young Regent Who Faced a National Crisis Hōjō Tokimune was born in the 3rd year of Kenchō (12...
Nabeshima Mitsushige
Second daimyo of Saga domain — banned junshi, ranked the branch domains, and was known as a poet
## Origins and Succession Nabeshima Mitsushige (1632-1700) was born in 1632, the eldest son of Nabe...
Shimazu Toshihisa
The Third of the Shimazu Four Brothers—A Fierce Satsuma General Who Resisted Toyotomi Hideyoshi to the End and Died for Righteousness
## A Wise Strategist and Fierce Warrior among the Four Shimazu Brothers Born in Satsuma Province in...
Ii Naosuke
Great Elder (Tairō) of the Bakumatsu Era — Lord of Hikone Who Marked History with the Ansei Purge and the Sakuradamon Incident
Ii Naosuke (1815-1860) was the daimyō of the Hikone Domain in Ōmi (present-day Hikone City, Shiga Pr...
Takeda Nobuyoshi
Ieyasu's fifth son who revived the Takeda house and became young lord of Mito's 150,000-koku domain
## Origins and the Revival of the Takeda House Takeda Nobuyoshi (1583-1603) was born in 1583 in Ham...
Minamoto no Yoshiie
Hachimantaro — The First Son of Hachiman, supreme warrior of the Heian age
## The Birth of Hachiman Tarō Minamoto no Yoshiie was born in Chōreki 3 (1039), the eldest son of Mi...
Murakami Yoshikiyo
The Hero of Shinano Who Defeated Takeda Shingen Twice: Master of Uedahara and Toishi Castle
Murakami Yoshikiyo (1501-1573) was a Sengoku daimyō of Shinano Province (present-day Nagano Prefectu...
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Oni-Shimazu (The Demon Shimazu)
## The Birth of Oni-Shimazu Born in Satsuma Province in Tenbun 4 (1535), Shimazu Yoshihiro was the f...
Tomoe Gozen
The Paragon of Female Warriors — Japan's Most Celebrated Woman Warrior
## What Kind of Woman Was Tomoe Gozen? Tomoe Gozen does not appear in contemporary historical record...
Sanada Masayuki
The Peerless Schemer of Sengoku
## The Birth of a Master Strategist Sanada Masayuki, born in Chiisagata District, Shinano Province, ...
Ueda Sōko (Ueda Shigeyasu)
Warrior, Tea Master, and Garden Designer
## Life Born in 1563 in Owari Province, he lost his father at an early age. After serving Niwa Nagah...
Gamō Katahide
Lord of Hino Castle, Ōmi Province
## Life Born in 1534 as the son of Gamō Sadahide, a senior retainer of the Rokkaku clan in Ōmi Provi...